433? (3 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Been playing it a fair bit this preseason, maybe because we’ve got no defenders but also a change of system perhaps in the offing. Of the six “half” teams put out in three games four have played 433 and one even 424, though the one we did play 3421 was against our toughest opposition. So maybe it’s an experiment for now.

Would mean we’ve got two for every position bar LB (and I think Doyle can cover there), and we can get more of our attacking talent on at once.

What do we think? Welcome change or dangerous risk forced by lack of support in the transfer market?

Im on the fence but I can see how it makes the most of our squad as it is. I wonder if it’ll change now we’ve got Doyle in the building.

 

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[TomS91]

I would be happy to have a four at the back formation we are comfortable reverting to. Our current system relies heavily on wing backs being good attacking outlets and I'm not convinced we have the players to consistently deliver on either side. Having more width in attack would be really beneficial. I also think the left sided forward role is made for Gyokeres.

 

[lord_garrincha]

433? Nope, got more loyalty points than that!

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Been playing it a fair bit this preseason, maybe because we’ve got no defenders but also a change of system perhaps in the offing. Of the six “half” teams put out in three games four have played 433 and one even 424, though the one we did play 3421 was against our toughest opposition. So maybe it’s an experiment for now.

Would mean we’ve got two for every position bar LB (and I think Doyle can cover there), and we can get more of our attacking talent on at once.

What do we think? Welcome change or dangerous risk forced by lack of support in the transfer market?

Im on the fence but I can see how it makes the most of our squad as it is. I wonder if it’ll change now we’ve got Doyle in the building.

We may use it as a secondary option but I personally think it has more to do with the lack of personnel at the back and to get as many minutes in as possible for those at the top end of the pitch.

 

[CDK]

3 at the back will work but not with Bidwell so if it stays with him then 433 as he's a more traditional left back .

 

[CovBrummie94]

Who has been playing wide in the front 3 when we've been playing 433? Assume it would be the likes of Dinanga and Bapaga? Struggling to think of anyone with much pace to play wide in our squad.

 

[shmmeee]

Who has been playing wide in the front 3 when we've been playing 433? Assume it would be the likes of Dinanga and Bapaga? Struggling to think of anyone with much pace to play wide in our squad.

Tavares, Györkeres, O’Hare, Palmer and Waghorn. Less wingers and more three strikers or two AMs

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Gyo is an established and lethal inside forward playing off the left in a three.

in my current Football Manager save

 

[Northeast sky blue]

Probably more to do with the lack of centre backs

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Gyo is an established and lethal inside forward playing off the left in a three.

in my current Football Manager save

Must be honest I binned him off for Joe Gelhardt

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Must be honest I binned him off for Joe Gelhardt

I must be honest he binned himself off so I played Callum O’hare there instead of in a Mezzala role

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I’d prefer a 4222, allowing Godden, Gyokeres up front and O’hare and Palmer in AM, then Hamer and Sheaf in DM

 

[SBT]

Any team playing with two strikers would terrorise our back four - I just don’t think we have good enough CBs at the moment to handle it.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Cant see it happening. Will stick with tried and tested.

Our squad compliments the system of last 3 years. Players understand it.

Do urgently need a LWB though. When you consider even Shipley played LWB vs Peterboro away last season.

 

[shmmeee]

Any team playing with two strikers would terrorise our back four - I just don’t think we have good enough CBs at the moment to handle it.

This is my main concern, the back three for a large part exists to hide the failings of our CBs.

 

[AOM]

Think we'll stick with the three in the centre, but being able to revert to a flat four as a backup would be good.
Bidwell definitely looks more of a LB than a LWB/LCB.

If we do stick with the three though, we definitely need another CB in

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Must be honest I binned him off for Joe Gelhardt

Ah I had Gelhardt as the striker down the middle!

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Ah I had Gelhardt as the striker down the middle!

I had him on the bench until he forced a move to Bologna

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Ah I had Gelhardt as the striker down the middle!

We won the title in 2024 with Gelhardt and Brenner up front as a 2. Thiago Almada in behind, come on Robins sort it out